More than 65 student presentations were given on the Furman campus by
students from across three continents including presenters from Furman, theUniversity of Florida, theUniversite’ Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris, France), theUniversity Paul Sabatier (Toulouse, France), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil), theUniversidade Federal de SãoCarlos, (São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil) and the Institute de Quimica-UNESP
(Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil). Forty of these presentations were
from Furman students in four different departments including Chemistry,
Biology, Psychology, and Health and Exercise Science.

Participation in this unique international undergraduate research
conference on the Furman campus was outstanding with more than 150
students, faculty and staff viewing the posters, and 125 attending the
“standing room only” Plenary Lecture given by Professor Lorenzo Stievano
of the Universite’ Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6, Paris, France). In addition to HHMI Science for Life
students who traveled from UF to participate, UF, Furman and
international students sponsored by NSF-REU and NIH-INBRE were also
involved in this unique scientific exchange.

View of the new Kohrt Commons in the Townes Science Complex
during Furman's international undergraduate research conference
sponsored NSF-REU, the Merck Foundation, NIH-INBRE and HHMI. Sixty-two
student presentations were given by students from 8 universities across
France, Brazil and the University of Florida and Furman.

Dr. Brian Goess of the Chemistry Department
talks with Dr. Luis Ponjuan of the University of
Florida and UF HHMI Science for Life student
Michelle Abou-Jaoude about her poster.

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